The block looks great I would never have thought of using neckties. I’ve had lots over the years, and have a few right now. I think you can get them for pretty cheap at second hand stores. Thanks for the great idea!

I like how the block looks with tie fabric.
I’ve been working with ties for a couple of years and love them. I make wall art and want a strong stabilised piece so use the ties as a whole .. i don’t unpick them. It’s slower stitching them as they are thick but i love the way they fit together. I sew then all to a backing as they do move and stretch and don’t retain the shape of the piece of art.
So an answer to your question YES i have ties and still have about 1,000 even after making my art. Each of the pieces use 60 – 100 ties. I spent about 2 years buying nearly every op shop tie in the whole of the North Island NZ.

I love that block. Haven’t used neckties before and we have very few around here (academic careers don’t lend themselves to wearing a lot of neckties), but I think they would be fun to work with and I can imagine the silk would take quilting stitches beautifully.

Besides the tedious part of picking the neckties apart, I had no trouble with the silk after stabilizing it with fusible interfacing. I haven’t gotten to the quilting part yet. I’m debating whether or not to use decorative stitches.